GRE Word List
CALLUS
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
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| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |